It's Yucky and it Messes Up our Beaches, but Seaweed Might Actually Save Lives

And you wonder why biodiversity is so important -- here's Exhibit A for why we need all the help we can get from Mother Nature

Parkinson’s Disease is a hideous disorder of the nervous system that, so far at least, is incurable.

But scientists have discovered that eating a certain type of seaweed could slow down the disorder’s progression or even prevent it.

Like most such preliminary results, more study will need to be done, but it adds to the body of research on how to combat th…